HAP Investments Gives Locals a Say in New Project's Design

Neighbors Upset With Balcony Colors Get Vote From Developer

By

Josh Barbanel

Sept. 22, 2014 9:58 pm ET

Neighbors along a block of century-old buildings on Pleasant Avenue in East Harlem weren't pleased when a developer broke ground in April on a narrow concrete-and-glass building with eye-popping bright pink and turquoise balconies.

Now the developer, HAP Investments LLC, is offering the disgruntled neighbors and architectural aficionados everywhere an opportunity to collaborate: They can vote to choose a new color scheme for the project.